Unknown Pleasures
| Unknown Pleasures | ||
|---|---|---|
| Album by Joy Division | ||
| Released | June 1979 (UK) | |
| Recorded | Early 1979 | |
| Genre | Post punk | |
| Length | 38 min 21 sec | |
| Label | Factory Records | |
| Producer | Martin Hannett | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Joy Division Chronology | ||
N/A | 1st Unknown Pleasures (1979) | 2nd Closer (1980) |
Unknown Pleasures is the first album by Joy Division, released in 1979. It was produced by Martin Hannett and recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England. Unknown Pleasures is followed by Closer, their final studio album.
The picture on the front of the album is a graph of radio waves recorded from the first known pulsar, it is entitled "100 consecutive pulses from the pulsar CP 1919". The cover was designed by Joy Division, Peter Saville and Chris Mathan.
Unknown Pleasures was released on Factory Records.
Track listing
- "Disorder"
- "Day of the Lords"
- "Candidate"
- "Insight"
- "New Dawn Fades"
- "She's Lost Control"
- "Shadowplay"
- "Wilderness"
- "Interzone"
- "I Remember Nothing"
External links
Categories: Joy Division albums | 1979 albums | Debut albums